The Cecil Whig., 1887-07-09
He Was Calm.

\ well-known resident of Sioux Falls
was out driving in the country one day
last week. While coming back, and
when about four miles from the city, a
heavy wind came up. To the well-known
resident it looked cycloniSh, and he drove
up to the first house, He went in and
found three or four ladies, who were
alone in the house and somewhat fright
ened.
"There is no danger, ladies, no danger,
assure you. Simply stlight wind
no cyclone. Keep cool. BY the way
er-is there a cellar under the house?"
"Ies, sir"
I'm that is coed. No danger,
though, as said. Pray keep calm and it
will be over directly. Where-where
did you say the cellar door vase
"Over there in the corner"
"Ah, yes thanks, this one. Yes, I'll
open it-might as well be open as shut,
you know. There will be no need of 60
ing down, however Simply little
thunder shower accompanied by wind. "
We're not very much frightened.
OF course not-that's right neither
am l." Just then the house began to
shake and the limb of tree scratched
against the window. Don't be at all
alarmed, ladies, you keep right still.
Good cellar, suppose he added peer
ing down.
"Yes."
Here a board blew off the fence and
slapped against the side Of the house.
I'm going down a moment, ladies,
don't be frightened; the house is safe, y
and he shot down the stairs, slipped off
broken step toward the bottom and
landed in box of eggs. Stay right
where you are, ladies' he shouted from
| the cellar; ''it is about all over now
Just then the lind blew open the out
side cellar door and an empty barrel
rolled down.
'Great-oh, nothing at all,' howled
the man, as he leaped over to the other
side of the cellar, 'try and be calm, la,
dies. This wind will purify the atmos-
phere. You aren't scared much hope?''
"Oh, no, not much.'
That's right; keep up your courage
! ladies are usually so easily frightened.
Say as he tried to dig the sand, which
n N MI of nroI
stepped in crock of butter, ''say,
would one of you mind going around and
shutting that outside door?"
eve will when it stops blowing a lit
tle.''
Then an empty box tipped over and
rolled down the stairway, the wind roar
ed louder than ever, and there was a
sharp clap of thunder.
''Be calm, ladies', try and be calm for
your own sakes. Oh, great heavens. it's
going, It's going"' he groaned as he
crcuched in one corner in a box of glass
fruit cans and thought he saw one cor
ner of the house raise little. sob,
good Lord, I'm lost-it's going sure,
Keep cool, ladies, there is no danger.
! For Heavens sake see that corner flop
up. Be calm, ladies simply little
furry of wind! Oh, I'd give a thousand
dollars to be out of this" and he dug his
feet into the box and broke two cans of
Strawberries. TRY aud bear up ladies
| l. Jo ;f T
out alive I'll leave this blasted country
| Good gracious, ladies, when are you 60
ing to shut that door? Be calm, BE
calm but shut that door
'M0llle has gone out to shut it now
the wind is all over, replied one of the
ladies.
Yes, it is all over, know" replied
the man, cautiously coming to the foot
of the stairs, 81 told you it SOON would
be. You see, there was no reason for
becoming 80 alarmed. But you ladies
always will, you always will," he added
as he came on up and peered out the cor
ner of 4 window. 81 dom doubt that you
"Oulu udfc UcCu SJlll ifiOlc SCdIGiI IL L
had not happened along and made you
understand there was really no danger. :"
Then he went out and started for town
But just before he got there the man who
lived at the house, having arrived home
meantime, overlook him riding big
white horse, and made him pay 81 for
the butter he spoiled and $3.50 for the
fruit and - cents for the eggs, and took
iive-dollar bill and said he didn't have
any change aud rode of with it.